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Hogwash, Mr. President Hogwash, Mr. President

What is the state of the union? You certainly couldn’t tell from that platitudinous hogwash that the president dished out.

Jan 26, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Frances Fox Piven Is Way Tougher Than Glenn Beck Frances Fox Piven Is Way Tougher Than Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck must have thought he had an easy mark when he targeted Frances Fox Piven. But Glenn Beck is wrong.

Jan 25, 2011 / The Notion / Nancy Goldstein

Remembering Milton Rogovin Remembering Milton Rogovin

Class was not merely Milton’s subject, it was the optic through which he saw the world, something that distinguished his work from what the culture had expected of social doc...

Jan 25, 2011 / Lived History / JoAnn Wypijewski

The Big Picture on Healthcare Reform for LGBT People The Big Picture on Healthcare Reform for LGBT People

If healthcare reform regulations are enacted on behalf of all people, LGBT people will, at last, be counted in nationwide populations surveys, like the census; researched...

Jan 24, 2011 / The Notion / Nancy Goldstein

MSNBC Drops Keith Olbermann

MSNBC Drops Keith Olbermann MSNBC Drops Keith Olbermann

The cable network ends its contract with top-rated host—a progressive favorite who helped create a space for dissent on cable during the Bush-Cheney years.

Jan 22, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Should the Media Go Palin-Free in February? Should the Media Go Palin-Free in February?

Are you reading this because it mentions Sarah Palin?

Jan 22, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan

New York City to Disabled: Take a Hike New York City to Disabled: Take a Hike

The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission plans to approve even more inaccessible taxis.

Jan 21, 2011 / Jesse Lemisch

The Best Healthcare News You Didn’t Hear This Week The Best Healthcare News You Didn’t Hear This Week

How is it that one of the most incredibly important and far-reaching new health policies of the twenty-first century went into effect this past week, and you probably haven’t...

Jan 21, 2011 / The Notion / Nancy Goldstein

Defending ‘Roe v. Wade’ Defending ‘Roe v. Wade’

In the face of an emboldened right-wing assault in both legislatures and at clinic doors, the only thing to do is fight back.

Jan 21, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

Eric Alterman rounds up the best of New York, confronts Reagan's Alzheimer's and reader mail.

Jan 21, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman

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